The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-03-04
Focal Affairs.
LITTLE LOCALS.

LITTLE LOCALS.
There is rapidly-growing belief that the
grounding as q weather-prophet is failure.
Corn meal is now being manufactured BY
the roller process at Reckord & Sons new mill,
Bel Air.
The publication OF the Port Deposit Call has
been resumed by Mr.. VIM. II. Pennington,
formerly of the Rising Sun Journal.
MIR. c. w. Proctor, Treasurer to the Couu-
ty Commissioners, has paid since the middle Of
January, s9750, for 1876 hawk heads.
Mr.. VIM. l.. Cole, of Baltimore, has sue
ceeded Mr.. A. D. Reigle as agent and telegraph
operator at Bel Air Station, M. c. Railroad.
The pigeon shooting match announced to
take place at Emmorton, last Saturday, was
postponed until to-day (Friday,) at Pm.
The appointment of Mr.. John 8. Dallam,
of Bel Air, as m internal revenue officer, has
been confirmed. He entered upon his duties on
Monday.
Melville, aged 10 months, infant son Of Mr.
and Mrs. Isaac Mechem, died near Bel Air, on
Tuesday morning, of pneumonia and brain
trouble.
The Baltimore county school board has de-
cided to establish new school at St. Johns
Church, on the Long Green branch of the Har-
fard turnpike.
Malls for Fishel postofice, Hartford county,
will hereafter be sent to Pyesville, and those for
shure's Landing to Darlington, both offices
having been discontinued.
Mr.. W. Scott Standiford has rented Mr.
VIM. J. Prices store, on the Mountain, LIST dis
trict, and expects to take possession very soon.
He succeeds Mr.. Charles Price.
Rev Mr.. Stull, of Bethel Presbyterian
Church, will preach, next Sunday morning, in
the NJ. E. Church, Jarrettsville, the pastor,
Rev. Mr.. Marsh having gone to Conference.
Scarlet fever is reported TO be prevalent
among children in the vicinity Of Delta and
Cambria. In some families all the children
have it. None of the cases has yet proved fatal.
The little son OF Mr.. Frank B. Macatee, Of
the Rocks, who was severely scalded by pulling
vessel full of hot water over upon himself
from the supper table, some weeks ago, is re-
covering.
Mora" favorite mare belonging to Col
Robert 8. Rodgers, of Havre de Grace, died re-
Gently, aged 80 years. Nora was descendant
of American Eclipse, being granddaughter Of
Prince Moscow.
The Hartford Literary Society met last Fri.
day night at the residence ofMrs. Matte Heaps.
The exercises, as usual, were very interesting
and the refreshments furnished by the members
were much enjoyed.
-Four empty freight cars were thrown from
the track, on the Columbia and Port Deposit
Railroad, near Safe Harbor, Pa, on Tuesday
1t Is short week when an accident does not
occur on this railroad.
Mr.. Samuel j. Norris, of Deep Run, lost bis
youngest son, last week, with diphtheria, being
the second death In his family. The remaining
child son, is also sick with diphtheria, and is
under this treatment of DR.. Pue.
MIR. STREET. Waters has been appointed rail.
road and express agent at Wateryale station,
and has taken charge of the store ut that place.
Mr.. A. H. Scarborough, the former agent and
storekeeper, has removed to Prospect.
"A dwelling house near Constitution, occu-
pied by Mrs. Mary James, was destroyed by fire,
last Saturday week. Mrs. James lost nearly all
her furniture. The house belonged to Mr..
Harry Amos. Neither house nor contents was
insured.
The extensive public sale of personal pro.
perty Of Mr.. b. Frank Cronin, on Spesutia
Island, will take place on Saturday, March 5th.
A quantity Of valuable horses, cattle, farming
implements, &C., will be sold. This sale Ia
worthy Of the especial attention Of buyers.
"A correspondent says: "The horse found
at Buzzard Rock, near Pylesville, last week,
with Its throat cut, is thought by some persons
to be the same horse " hich was offered for sale
at Pylesville, few days previous, by the owner,
for pair Of chickens. Not finding purchaser
he probably concluded to cut Its throat"
-Messrs. T. R. Hubbard & Son again offer
their American Standard and Extant brands of
bone superphosphates to Hartford farmers
These phosphates have the endorsement of
many of our best farmers. Mr. VIM. 8. Osborn,
of Bel Air, j. B. Hanway, of Joppa, and Messrs.
VIM. II. Michael & Sons, of Baltimore, are
agents for their sale.